The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-03

and 1881. Her q furnishing family all
look like John. "0h. Bigby, oh, Highly;
oh, little did We think" etc.
Wooster will sink her "stinger" In
thu :" rth for natural gas.
A 5000 barrel oil we'll has been tapped
at North Baltimore. Wood county.
Hettie LOhr found dead In bed at her
home In Norton township, Summit
county.
The Ohio river is on q "tear" again.
That is she is full. High water mark
two feet of.
ProhlbltlOnIsts at Cincinnati are dis
cOuFaged. over the Rhine" 10 too
much for 'em.
At Shelby, Ohio, j. r. VALLEY 81 urdRy
evening was struck and killed by u lain.
Wa king on track.
Bur glars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to burgle the safe In the Wooster
D0stOffice. Dynamite was used.
G. &. Matthews, the paper sack swind
ler mentioned In the DEMoCRAT a few
days ago, has been arrested at Fremont.
Daniel Myers, q farmer living one
mile east Of 0sceOla, was kicked by COW
while milking her, and the blow broke
both bones in his right leg below the
knee.
Cyrus Stevenson, of Sc edeTs Corners,
charged with the murder of SOlcn O..
Bailey, and who was bound over to await
the action Of the grand jury, ia again q
free man, no indictment having been
returned against him.
A four year old daughter of Henry
Kirkland, of Belmont county, was badly
burned Sunday. Her clothing took fire
from CRATE. and her hands and arms
to the elbows b rned to crisp. 1t Is
thought the child may recover.
According to tax duplicates, Columbi.
ana towns show up as follows: Salem Ia
worth 81. 1855, 9,020; East Liverpool, 81 1,532,-
060; WellsViIle, $2,S50, ,450; New Lisbon,
1886, $50; LeetOLia, $572, 460; Colt mbi-
ana 1856. 760; Sali1eville, 1871, ,098; East
Palestine, 1894, 710; Hanover, $l03. 750;
WashingtOnVille, $74.280.
James CrOwther, Of COshoetOn county,
celebrated his Tooth birthday anniVer-
sary last Saturday. Mr.. CrOwther Is the
father Of fourteen sons and daughters.
Forty.six Of his descendants call him
grandfather, while he has six great
grandchildI en-. he Is eT jOying the best
of health and daily insists on perform
Ing light work on the farm.
Two sons Of Samuel Coffman were In
the woods near Gettysburg, Darke coun-
ty, when Irwin, aged IA, discovering q
squirrel, jumped on log for better
sight. His gun slipped through his
hand, the hammer striking, dischsrging
the load, which, taking effect back Of
the boys right eye, tore away part of
the skull and he died few hours later.
B. L. Fame, popular young man of
Marion, aged 20, while attempting to
cross ditch, during the heavy storm of
Saturday night, was blown from the
flJOd gates upon which he was crossing
into the water, and being unable to ex
tricate himself, or secure assistance,
perished from exposure. He was found
on Sunday morning with one arm cling
Ing to the food gate.
There is rumOr abroad that q Kent
officer while watching near the COnnot
ton trestle for the RaVenns rUf1ans re
Gently one dark night, was startled by q
noise as OF some person approaching
cautiously. GrasDlng his shooting iron
firmly and muttering q silent prayer
for the repOse of the soul of his victim,
he cried haiti As the object refused to
obey, the officer bangedaway and shot
not MCMunn, but neighbOr's cOwl II
ts also said the owner Of the COW has
brought suit against him for $40.-[Kent
Courier.